Houston, TX

Greetings Chapter 12 Members and Friends!

EAA CHAPTER 12 MEETING CALENDAR

Please note that the monthly chapter meetings shall be on Tuesday nights from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Frequently at Ellington Field locations, but with varying other locations so please watch the notices carefully. The Chapter will also have occasional technical and social events on the weekends and possibly other nights. Feel free to recommend, give or host meetings or events.

Darrell will discuss electronic ignition and how it works, what the benefits are, compare a few of the systems that are available, and of course answer any questions anyone might have. We plan on having one of the aero club’s aircraft with a working system. Please bring a folding chair just in case we have more folks than chairs.

Thanks to Michael Bludworth and his association with Hobby Airport’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum who provides local history and area events on his Facebook feed!

_________________________________ MEMBER NEWSPlease advise any new information on chapter members.HOUSTON AREA AIRSPACE CHANGE - SUGAR LAND REGIONAL

Class D airspace and Class E surface area airspace within a 5.8-mile radius of Sugar Land Regional Airport, Houston Sugar Land, TX, and updating the name of airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Very important if you are coming from the west and taking the southerly route around the Class B.AVAILABLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES – No, Really, there are some in aviation!

The pilot shortage is upon us and there were several recruiters at Sun-N-Fun and even ones from Air Wisconsin at the Wings Over Houston this year looking for staff (flight and other) and they are a United Express partner, www.airwis.com. They are looking for staff including pilots with rough minimum requirements of 750 hours military, 1000 formal 141 school and 1500 general (check with them as to the details). Contact Mike Hall atflymortimer@yahoo.com, 713-515-6088, or pilotrecruiting@airwis.com,970-739-5123. Please let them know you heard about it from the WOH, Mike Hall and EAA!PROJECTSPlease send your current projects to president@eaa12.org. We'd like to get a current list of all Chapter members' projects.AVIATION BOOKSTHE EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIENCE, Building, Flying, and Maintaining an Experimental Airplane, by Richard Socash (EAA 743517) is now available at Amazon.Com and CreateSpace.Com. This book covers building and flying activities from the first time the idea occurs through years of flying and on-going maintenance. Not a “how to do it” book but rather a “here’s what to expect” book, helpful to those in the building stage or those thinking about it and looking to learn about: tools, paperwork, builder options, procedures and techniques, FAA requirements, considered do’s and don’ts, and a whole lot more.Successful builders eventually learn by experience much of what’s in this book.Those thinking about building are often in the dark on what to expect and how to go about things. The authors have assembled in text and picture format information that falls under the category of “good things to know” for anyone thinking about building or already in the building process. Questions should be addressed to Rege.So@Gmail.ComFOR SALE

** If you have any aviation related items to send please send a short entry with description, contact info price etc. to president@eaa12.org. Postings will remain for 2 months or until we receive a response from theperson advertising to either cancel or extend for an additional 2 months.

CAN YOU HELP?From the president of Chapter 187 in Austin: https://youtu.be/AKcgAPWxn5ITangoFlight is a STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math) program for students at both Georgetown and East View high schools. The centerpiece of this program has students build a Van's Aircraft RV-12 two-seat Light Sport Aircraft. EAA Chapter 187 is co-sponsoring this project, providing experienced aircraft builders as mentors for the students. The aircraft is being built on the East View High School campus, with final assembly and operation at Georgetown Municipal Airport. Funding for the project is primarily from charitable donations. EAA Chapter 187, being a 501(c)3 non-profit, is helping fund this project. You can make a tax-deductible donation using PayPal (accepts all major credit cards and bank accounts). Visit Tango Flight on the web at tangoflight.org, and follow their Facebook page. They would appreciate your interest and support in this youth activity which chapter 187 embarked upon as a part of “Community Aviation Awareness” effort as one of the EAA’s main goals. Contact Haruko Reese, EAA Chapter 187 President, 512-255-8969Tail Dragger Flight Time Swap Wanted:Arne Aamodt wants to swap some Cessna 185 flight time for time in his Stearman, call Arne at 281-630–6632. Arne is based at Pearland (KLVJ).BUILDER / VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Looking to get your hands dirty on a composite aircraft restoration on the west side of Houston? The Rutan Aircraft Flying Museum / Waller County Aviation Museum is looking for hands and sponsors for a VariEze rebuild.

The new flying museum is the canard equivalent of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). The organization has several flying /almost flyable Long Ez’s and very limited space to house them. Looking for sponsors for the aircraft operations and also an immediate need for some donated hangar space for two of the Long EZs, at airports with good condition 3500’+ good condition runways with visibility for the aircraft.

HAVE NEWS TO SHARE? Please send us your airplane/project/flying photos, your news, for-sales, and other items of interest to Chapter 12 members and friends. For events or news, please advise at least two weeks in advance so we can get in the general news e-mail. Please send your info to be posted to president@eaa12.org.